Big 12 smacked by non-conference cancellations, creating challenge with CFP uncertainty

Instead of eliminating a cupcake foe from the schedule, or a fellow blue blood, SEC teams have chosen to axe Big 12 opponents. Alabama, for example, canceled a series with Oklahoma State in 2028-29 — ...
The Des Moines Register

Big 12 expansion rankings: 12 teams that could join conference in further realignment

The Big 12 is currently set to have 16 teams in 2024 with the additions of Arizona, Arizona State, Utah and Colorado and the departures of Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC. While Big 12 Commissioner ...
nytimes.com

Big 12 will discuss 10 conference games if playoff expands to 24 teams

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, center, says he plans to bring up the idea of a 10-game conference schedule to the leagues football coaches when they gather on Thursday. Matthew Visinsky / Icon ...
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What Big 12’s Brett Yormark said about CFP expansion, Brendan Sorsby, and religious slurs at BYU games

Presidents and athletic directors of Big 12 schools will meet in August to discuss a variety of issues affecting the conference, commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday morning as the league’s ...
The New York Times

CFP expansion, SEC threats and everything else we heard at Big 12 meetings

Perhaps no team could benefit more from an expanded CFP than Kalani Sitake's BYU. The Cougars were ranked 12th in the final CFP rankings last year and 17th in 2024, missing the field both times. Chris ...
Yardbarker

Big 12 commissioner eying another round of College Football Playoff expansion

Brett Yormark wants to be greedy on behalf of the Big 12. His ideas on the College Football Playoff and possible expansion of the field from 12 teams to potentially even 24, and whether or not that is ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Mailbag: How the Protect College Sports Act would impact realignment across the FBS, playoff expansion, a G-6 postseason and more

The Hotline mailbag publishes weekly. Send questions to wilnerhotline@bayareanewsgroup.com and include “mailbag” in the subject line. Or hit me on the social media platform X: @WilnerHotline. Some ...
Des Moines Register

The Big 12 is making more money than ever. So why isn’t anyone richer?

The Big 12 Conference expanded to survive after Texas and Oklahoma left, but this has led to flatlined or decreased revenue for longtime members. Adding BYU, UCF, Houston, and Cincinnati only ...
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Conference realignment may cease if congressional bill passes, but it's accelerated talks in the meantime: 'It has put a shot clock on it'

WASHINGTON — In many ways, college athletics is emblematic of American society, and in American society, no individual can escape the mouth-watering desire of promotion. The salesperson dreams of ...